As I walked (a rather quiet) Mahnomen Trail in Sherburne NWR this morning, contemplated what has been seen either in or within a ten mile radius of the refuge in just the past two years (AOU order):
* Greater White-fronted Goose * Ross' Goose * Little Blue Heron (pending) * Northern Goshawk * Least Tern * Great Gray Owl * Acadian Flycatcher * Loggerhead Shrike * Townsend's Solitaire * Bohemian Waxwing * Black-throated Blue Warbler * Hooded Warbler * Yellow-breasted Chat * 23 warblers, single day, single trail (two+ hours) * Lark Sparrow (nester) * Henslow's Sparrow * Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow. Perhaps - as you contemplate your 2006 birding schedule - you might want to pencil in a day here. Unabashedly a fan, Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
